GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
retributionrecompense
conveyancethe action of conveying
affectedartificial; pretended
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
equityjustice according to natural law or right
diversediffering from one another : unlike
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian